Kenhwind
01-28-2016, 12:42 PM
We have an early savage Scout rifle F prefix. The magazine that came with it is dysfunctional, and apart. The follower does not set level in the magazine body. I had started a thread about changing the stock.
Anyway we decided to buy another magazine and after receiving the new style magazine twice even though the listing picture showed the correct older type magazine, I went on eBay and found some older Savage Magazines in boxes, I bought one, my brother bought two listed together. all are marked for .243-.308 and one has .22-250 also.
I was going to post pictures but will have to upload to get an URL, but my main question is this:
The magazine that came with this Scout has the longer feed lips, the magazine I bought also has the longer feed lips. The two magazines my brother bought has the shorter feed lips. All magazines are the same length and box style. Both types seem to feed okay. My assumption is that the magazine with the short feed lips is for the short action, and the longer feed lips for the long action short cartridge; is that correct?
I did read through some FAQs before posting.
Anyway we decided to buy another magazine and after receiving the new style magazine twice even though the listing picture showed the correct older type magazine, I went on eBay and found some older Savage Magazines in boxes, I bought one, my brother bought two listed together. all are marked for .243-.308 and one has .22-250 also.
I was going to post pictures but will have to upload to get an URL, but my main question is this:
The magazine that came with this Scout has the longer feed lips, the magazine I bought also has the longer feed lips. The two magazines my brother bought has the shorter feed lips. All magazines are the same length and box style. Both types seem to feed okay. My assumption is that the magazine with the short feed lips is for the short action, and the longer feed lips for the long action short cartridge; is that correct?
I did read through some FAQs before posting.